New Vision Baptist Church

01 Opening illustration about removing air from a cup 02 Habit: A continuing, sinful action that you recognize as destructive from which you can’t seem to break free. 03 1. Truths about negative habits. a. Habits lead to slavery. 04 b. Your habits tend to hurt those you love most. 05 c. You are not powerless against your habits. 06 2. Speaking your way free from habits. a. Speak to God concerning your habits: confession. 07 b. Speak to a trusted friend concerning your habits. 08 c. Speak the Word of God to your habits. Have an "it is written" for each "I know I shouldn’t." 09 Closing

01 Review, Opening, Defining Defcon 1, II Corinthians 10:3-4 What Is A Hang Up 02 II Corinthians 10:5-6 03 1. Realize that you are in a battle. 04 2. Realize the spiritual significance of hang-ups. Hang-ups: A spiritual beachhead that the enemy establishes through lies, past hurts, or personality weaknesses in order to gain a base of operation in your life. 05 Where do hang ups come from We are not ready to travel forward until we have first unpacked our bags. 06 3. Realize the key to victory. II Corinthians 12:9-10 07 Two lies that can affect our eternity

01 Opening, II Corinthians 10:3-5 02 I. Hurt is part of my life story. 03 John 16:33 04 II. Hurt is always intensified by unrealistic expectations. A. Unrealistic expectations are caused by a faulty view of scripture. 05 B. God never wastes a hurt!!! 06 III. Healing the hurt is a process, II Kings 5:9-14 07 Colossians 2:13-15 08 II Corinthians 1:18-22 09 We have to deal with the root issue, not the symptom. Hurts that are not dealt with lead to unhealthy hang-ups, which progress to uncontrollable habits.

01 Opening 02 Hebrews 13:1-5 03 1. The Stand means that we open our homes for ministry. Take the initiative to leverage your home as a ministry center. 04 2. The Stand means that we open our hearts for the oppressed. Matthew 25:34-40 05 3. The Stand means that we pursue purity. 06 Genesis 39:8-12 Biblical Purity: Abstinence before marriage and faithfulness inside of marriage. Sexual purity is a test of faith. 07 4. The Stand means that we are good stewards of God’s resources for God’s glory. Being a percentage, priority giver is a huge test of faith. 08 5. The Stand means being willing to risk it all for the mission. Closing

01 Opening, Hebrews 12:1 02 Hebrews 12:2 03 Hebrews 12:12 04 Hebrews 12:15 05 1. Take the baton 06 2. Lighten up 07 3. Run through the tape 08 4. Get encouraged and empowered 09 5. Recognize the role of discipline 10 6. Remember that someone is always following you 11 7. Live in light of eternity, Closing

01 Opening, Hebrews 11:1 02 Faith Is... 03 Faith Is Not... 04 Why Faith... 05 Hebrews 11:1-3 06 Hebrews 11:4-5 07 Hebrews 11:6-7 08 Closing

01 Opening, Hebrews 10 02 1. We have confidence to enter into God’s presence. 03 2. We have a great priest over the house of God. 04 3. We have been released from sin and shame. 05 4. We have a certain hope to hold on to. 06 Review 07 5. We were created for community. Giving Others Refrigerator Rights To Your Life 08 Hebrews 10:24 09 Closing

01 Opening 02 Hebrews 9:6-7 03 Hebrews 9:8-9 04 Hebrews 9:10-13 1. You must get past ritualistic religion 05 Hebrews 9:14 06 2. Guilt continues until I come to grips with the gore 07 3. Guilt continues until grace empowers 08 Hebrews 9:28 09 Two Signs of Freedom from Guilt 10 Closing

01 Opening, FDR and The New Deal 02 Hebrews 8:1 03 Hebrews 8:2 04 God's five major covenants 05 Hebrews 8:7-12, The New Covenant 06 Hebrews 8:7-13 07 1. The New Covenant provides new motivation. Society’s great problem is not lack of knowledge but lack of motivation. 08 2. The New Covenant provides a new identity. Your activity will always mirror your identity. 09 3. The New Covenant provides us with a secure future. 10 4. The New Covenant provides complete forgiveness. I can stand forgiven because Jesus, my High Priest, is seated.

01 Opening 02 Lessons from Daniel - The Karate Kid 03 Hebrews 7:1 04 The boundary of what I can truly accomplish is only limited by how much I understand how big God’s love is for me. 05 My understanding of God’s love grows when I understand what God has been up to in my past. 06 My understanding of God’s love grows when I understand and focus on who Jesus really is. 07 My understanding of God’s love grows when I understand the implication of what Jesus is doing right now. 08 Closing

01 Opening 02 Hebrews 5:11 03 Hebrews 5:12 04 Hebrews 6:1-3 05 Hebrews 6:4-8 06 1. The dangers of spiritual immaturity. - - a. The first mark of spiritual immaturity is an inability to instruct others. - - Can I share with others how to know and grow in Christ? - - b. The second mark of spiritual immaturity is an inability to discern good from evil. - - c. The third mark of spiritual immaturity is failing to realize the dangers of spiritual immaturity. - - What is my spiritual immaturity costing me? 07 2. The difference between professors and possessors. - - a. Professors compartmentalize while possessors give themselves completely. - - b. Professors sprout up quickly in the knowledge of Christ but wither just as quickly when it comes to denying self. - - c. Professors will subject Christ to shame before they subject themselves to shame. 08 I John 2:19, d. Professors quit while possessors finish. - - e. Possessors bear fruit while professors manufacture behavior.09 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Closing

01 Opening 02 Hebrews 4:14, The story of John Griffith's sacrifice 03 Hebrews 4:15 04 Hebrews 5:1-3-6 05 Hebrews 5:4-6 06 Hebrews 5:7 07 Hebrews 5:8 08 Story and history of Patrick Henry, Closing

01 Opening 02 Hebrews 4:1-2 03 Hebrews 4:3-4 04 Hebrews 4:5-7 05 Hebrews 4:8-10 06 Hebrews 4:11-13 07 1. Rest is something only God can give. 08 2. God guides us into rest through His Word. 09 3. Those who hear the Word must mix it with faith.

01 Opening and Recap 02 Foundation for understanding the background 03 Hebrews 3:1-5 04 Hebrews 3:7-11 05 Hebrews 3:12 06 1. Rest is for those who know where to fix their gaze. 07 2. Rest is for those who believe God still slays giants. 08 3. Rest is for those that take the plunge. 09 Closing

01 Series Introduction, The Author of Hebrews 02 The Audience of Hebrews 03 Luke 21:20-24 04 Hebrews 1:1, Understanding the audience 05 The Glory from cover to cover 06 1. I find rest in the fact that I have a living inheritance. 07 2. I find rest in the fact Christ is the Creator of the ages. 08 3. I can rest because Jesus is upholding all things. 09 4. I can rest because my sin issue is a dead issue. 10 The most important law of the universe